Pat McAfee has become a father for the second time but revealed in an emotional social media post that his newborn son, Midas Robert, was moved into intensive care after arriving via emergency C-Section.
McAfee said his son, who was born four weeks early, spent around 36 hours in NICU to help his breathing and develop his lungs before doctors eventually returned the newborn to him and his wife Samantha.
‘Due to Samantha having a high risk pregnancy and severe preeclampsia, the decision was made to have an emergency C-Section on Friday night. Baby boy officially entered the world on May 22nd at 10:42PM as a 6lb 6oz screaming young legend… 10 Toes, 10 Fingers, full head of hair,’ McAfee wrote in a statement.
‘Literally in his first moments of life, Midas was working… He was able to get his O2 Levels high enough to be able to come hang with us in our room and because of that we got to do all of the immediate magical newborn moments.. Skin to skin, 10,000 kisses, tons of love, all of that.
‘Inevitably, since he came into the world at 36 Weeks (40 is full term), he had to develop his lungs a little bit more, get some fluid out of him, and adjust a bit to life outside of Sam’s stomach.
‘So, he was sent to the NICU to help the transition from the womb to the world.
Pat McAfee revealed his newborn son Midas Robert spent 36 hours in intensive care
‘We had a sneaky suspicion that he was a dawg and a fighter but, it is a bit scary to see your baby hooked up to so many “very serious” things.. He ended up staying roughly 36 hours in the NICU before being released back to our room… a FULL CELEBRATION occured. We’ve been floating around this room.. sleeping and burping and feeding and changing diapers ever since.’
McAfee, who played in the NFL as a kicker with the Indianapolis Colts before forging a new career as sports host, added that he is still in hospital with his wife and Midas at present, but hoped to return home later on Monday or on Tuesday.
The 38-year-old also paid an emotiona tribute to his wife Samatha, writing: ‘Watching Samantha battle thru her recovery has been nothing short of inspiring.
‘I will be sure that our kids will know how much you went thru for them.. And every time I went and saw boy, I couldn’t help but fantasize about what his life could become.. So many dreams and opportunities waiting for this young stud.’
McAfee revealed Midas’s middle name, Robert, was tribute to his father-in-law who passed away in June 2024.
McAfee explained: ‘“Robert” is a tribute to Samantha’s dad and best friend.. A man that we lost way too soon a couple of years back and will now live on forever thru Mighty Midas.
‘Midas will know his grandfather thru our stories and pictures.. and we know Bob will be looking out for Midas for all of time.’
In an exclusive interview with Daily Mail earlier this year, McAfee opened up on how much he loves his life as a father – and his plans for his son to play sports.
‘Now that I have a two-and-a-half-year-old, I have no idea what I would have done [without kids],’ McAfee said. ‘I love everything about it.
He said of his son’s potential sporting career: ‘I do not want him to be a kicker. If he wants to throw it a little bit, I’ll certainly help. But if he wants to be an astronaut? Cool. I can’t wait for all of it.’
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